Motor-vehicle chassis



C. A. WARD.

MOTOR VEHICLE CHASSIS.

APPLICATION man APR.3, 1919.

Patented May 10, 1921.

l INVENTOR cl/lowle/Kw'cg CHARLES A. WARD, 0F MOUNT VERNON, NEW YORK.

MQTOR-VEHICLE CHASSIS.

Application inea April a,

To all 'whom t may concern:

- Be it known that I, CHARLES A, WARD, acitizen ofthe United States,residing at Mount -Vernon, county of Westchester, State of New York,-have invented Certain lnew yand useful Improvements in Motorwith aspring supporting gooseneck at one end of the vehicle frame to the endvthat both a stronger vehicle frame construction may be provlded, and, atthe same time, amore effectivesupport for the spring may be obtained.` l

More particularly theinvention aims to provide, in a single integralstructure, a

combined frame corner brace, a spring supporting gooseneck, and labumper support, all of whlch is so constructed that it not only servesas an effective brace to maintain the rectangular or other predeterminedshape of the frame, but that it also, by its attachment to the frame,provides an effective support against.` both the vertical and lthelateral y' strains transmitted through the springs. As a further featureof the integral structure there is 'also provided an anchorage for across member, preferably a channel, used as a bumper to protect thevehicle.

V Other objects and important features of the 'invention will appearfrom the following description and. claims when taken 1n connection withthe accompanylng draw'- in s, in which- .spring attachment 1 andeffectually 1gure'1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2, an end elevationlooklng from its ri ht in Fig`.1; A

ig. 3, a broken top plan vlew'; Fig. 4, a section Fi 3, and Y Fig. 5, asection on the 11ne 5 5, Flg. 4. I

form a rigid structure in the region of the reslst shocks andstrains-transmitted to it by the spring, I provide a novel gooseneckconf structlon 3 `comprising the gooseneck proper,

to one end of which is attached the spring 4, the end being alsoprovided wlth a nib 4^ for Specification of Letters Patent.

H shaped shackle is supported for v.the shackle passes between the twoshackle. for furnishing YIn order to con through the line 4 4,.-

`surface is preferabl 'tudinal grooves or c annels 22 and in or n orderto brace this frame so that it will 1919. serial No.v 287,163.

supporting a channelor other bumper member. The gooseneck forms onemember'of an integral bracket, .said bracket having the,

portion 5 which 1s rlveted right an les, or approximately at right an`gles, to t e portion 5, and riveted or otherwise fastened to the endframe member-'2.

eb member 7 connects the two members 5 and` 6. and web member 8 connectsmember 6 wlth the .gooseneck The gooseneck is forkedhas shown in Fig.5,- and )a spring .supportlng stud or' pin 16 passes through the forks.

The other end o f each spring is supported by a bracket rlgidly fastenedto the side frame member 1 by means of ^a shackle,`

having the shape of the letter H,` as shown 1n F1g. 2. The side bars 10and ll of the movement in the bracket carried by t e side frame member.side bars of they shackle carry means for supporting thel spring. Thecross-bar 12 of supportglves great rigidity to the Oil lcups 13 and 14are provided lubrication to the vshackle oil cups and their supports ingmeans and bearings which is more fully described and shown in a coendingapplication of even date herewith. his oiling means consists essentiallyof a spring bearing bolt gaty Patented May 1o, 1921.)-

ivotal f At their lower ends said .Ling pins both serveto lubricate notonl the `but the spring leaves t em or pin 16, having a ceui` trallubricant contalning chamber 18 communicating with the outer surfaceofthe bolt or pin throu h transverse openings`20.

uct wise of the bearings,

provided with lontgif er to insure effective oiling ofthe bearing, it isalso preferably provided with peripheral grooves or channels lng loo 26of the spring and the bearing pin 16 t ere is preferably located abushing 28 which extends to the ends or edges'of the bearing loop andwhich K ing pin 16. It will be understood that it is the lubricantlength- -the pin upon its outer 24. .Between the bearclosely fits thebearbracket yokeand b ing neck and frame corner brac immaterial whetherthe grooves or channels 22 and 24 are on the outer surface of the pin orupon the inner surface of the bushing 28.

One of the principal purposes of thelongitudinal grooves 22in thebearing pin 1s to cause the lubricant to be conducted toward the ends ofthe bushing 28, froml which, by capillary action between the ends ofsaid bushing and thel sides 30 of the gravity, the lubricant will beconducted own upon the sides of the spring leaf which carries `thebushing loops 26 and will thus be carried between the leaves of thespring, the spring 4 being a spring of the usual leaf-spring type havingtheF longer leaves uppermost. This action is caused not only by gravityand capillary action but also by suctional action as the spring leavesopen slightly from rebound. Further distribution of the lubricantbetween the spring leaves takes place as they move over each other allas pointed out more fully in the co-pendin'g application heretoforereferred to, this arrangement being very effective in securing properlubrication of the spring.

Having thus described my invention, what I desire to claim and secure byLetters Patent is:

1. An integral spring supporting gooseneck and frame corner brace forJvehicle frames, comprising a triangular corner bracweb adapted to belocated in the plane of the vehicle frame, a gooseneck extending fromsaid bracing web and comprising a triangular gooseneck side forming andbracing web extending from one side of said first mentioned web in aplane normal thereto, and a third triangular gooseneck bracing webconnecting another side of said first mentioned web with the other sideof said gooseneck.

2. An integral spring supporting goose-` neck and frame corner brace forvehicle frames, comprising a triangular corner bracing web adapted to be`located inthe plane of the vehicle frame, a gooseneck extending fromsaid bracing web and comprising a triangular gooseneck side'forming andbracing web extending from one side of said first-mentioned .web in aplanel normal thereto, and a third triangular goose- ,neck bracing webconnecting another side of said iirst-mentioned web`with the other sideof said gooseneck, vsaid gooseneck having a downwardlg7 .openingchannel," and the junction sides o said last mentioned two webs beingsubstantially co-extensive rea spectively with the sides of said firstmentlorllpd web and. with the sides of said goosenec Y 3. An' integralspring supporting goosefor vehicle ,frames comprising-a triangularcorner bracing web or base first-mentioned web adapted to be located inthe plane ofd the vehicle frame, a second triangular gooseneckside-forming and bracing web extending from one side of lsaid in a planenormal thereto, and a third triangular gooseneck bracing web extendingbetween said gooseneck and another side of said first-mentioned web in aplane oblique to one of said aforementioned two planes.

4:. An integral spring supporting gooseneck and frame corner brace forvehicle frames comprising a triangular corner bracing web or baseadapted to be located in the plane of the `vehicle frame, a secondtriangular gooseneck side-forming' and bracing web extending from one side of said first-mentioned web in a plane normal thereto, and a thirdtriangular gooseneck bracing web extending between said gooseneck andanother side of said f`1rstmentioned web in a plane oblique to one ofAsaid aforementioned two planes, said gooseneck comprisv ing a downwardlyopening channel.

5. In a device of the character described,

vadapted to be connected to the side and end .side web portionsubstantially in the plan-e of the side of said member, and another sideweb portion forming a triangular brace with that part of the baseportion connected to the `other member, said gooseneck being shaped tosupport a spring bearing and having upon its front lower edge a boss forattachment of a vehicle bumper.

6. In a device of the character described, an integral spring and bumpersupporting gooseneck structure for attachment of the forward corner ofthe vehicle chassis, comprising a base portion of substantiallytriangular shape adapted to be connected to the side and end framegmembers of the chassis and to form a brace across `the corner of saidframe, a second substantially triangular portion formingone side of saidgooseneck, and a third` substantially triangular portion forming theother side of said gooseneck and also forming a lateral b race for saidgooseneck extending substantlallyto thev end of that part of the baseportion which is adapted to be connected to the end frame member.

. Signed at Mount Vernon, N. Y., this 27 th day ofMarch, 1919. e

. CHARLES A. WARD,

Witness:

A. BOCKHORSH.

